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Harry Kane must be willing to upset Tottenham Hotspur fans if he is to become a Manchester City player, according to former England defender Joleon Lescott.Kane, 28, has told Spurs he wants to leave this summer in search of silverware but chairman Daniel Levy is unwilling to let him go unless his £150million valuation is met.The striker has been a fan-favourite of the Lilywhites for years but supporters were furious that he missed training last week in what some believe was an attempt to force a move to the Etihad.Now Lescott, 38, has revealed he faced similar circumstances when he moved from Everton to City in 2009, having been booed by the Toffee fans in a 6-1 defeat after asking to be left out of the side.Lescott said: “It’s very

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Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has urged Manchester United gaffer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to go all-in on PSG centre-back Marquinhos. Marquinhos - who is valued at around £60million, according to TransferMarkt - recently impressed in both legs of PSG's Champions League clash with City: despite the French side losing.

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Arsenal's results have hit rock bottom but recalling Mesut Ozil could help lift them out of the doldrums, according to former England defender Joleon Lescott.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is considering a return to competitive football after a Spanish third division side announced his participation in an upcoming Copa del Rey match. Former Manchester City defender Lescott, who currently manages young players at the club out on loan as well as doing other work including punditry, had agreed to help out Racing Murcia for what he thought was an exhibition game.

Marcus Rashford forced Boris Johnson into a humiliating U-turn over child food poverty and Raheem Sterling is a key voice for black players tackling football's racist undercurrents.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 24 September.Joleon Lescott highlights Phil Foden's best qualityFormer Man City defender Joleon Lescott has highlighted Phil Foden’s best quality - his footballing intelligence. The highly-rated rising star started City’s first match of the season, scoring the second goal of their 3-1 away win at Wolves on Monday evening.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.

Former professional footballers have claimed victory after returning to the pitch (virtually!) to take on a group of Love Island contestants in the final of inaugural NHS Charities Together Cup.

Sports stars such as Tony Bellew and Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes in the NHS Charities Together Cup FIFA 20 tournament with a busy Monday schedule.

Wayne Rooney is set to join a five-a-side team this summer made up for former Manchester United and Manchester City legends.That’s according to Stephen Ireland, who has lifted the lid on how he has been keeping in shape without a club.The ex-Ireland international is currently a free agent having cancelled his contract with Bolton by mutual consent in 2018.But the 33-year-old still believes he can compete with the best and is regularly training at home to keep in shape.He’s also part of a five-a-side team which features the likes of former United players Darren Fletcher and Wes Brown, as well as ex-City defender Joleon Lescott.“The standard is frighteningly high,” Ireland told The Athletic, who also claims Derby’s Rooney will join the team

Manchester City team-mates Sergio Aguero and Oleksandr Zinchenko squared off in a Fifa 20 game on Saturday as part of a charity eSports event held by the club.Man City women’s players Georgia Stanway and Ellie Roebuck also went head to head, and former City defender Joleon Lescott took on pro-gamer Ryan Pessoa.Fellow pro-gamers Shellzz and FaZe Tass also competed against one another.All money raised from the event will go to the City Group’s new Cityzens Giving Covid Recovery Fund.A highlights package of Aguero and Zinchenko’s match can be watched below.Man City’s men team return to the pitch on 17 June when they take on Arsenal as the Premier League resumes after a three-month coronavirus-enforced break.

Kevin de Bruyne is right to consider leaving Manchester City if their two-year ban from the Champions League was upheld, according to former defender Joleon Lescott.